Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development
The following article examines the issues of open, distance and technology-based informal learning and non-formal education for individual and community development. It argues that these two modes of education, which are estimated to constitute 70-90% of lifelong learning, are insufficiently represe...
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Commonwealth of Learning
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Learning for Development |
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| author | Colin Robert Latchem |
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| description | The following article examines the issues of open, distance and technology-based informal learning and non-formal education for individual and community development. It argues that these two modes of education, which are estimated to constitute 70-90% of lifelong learning, are insufficiently represented in the literature of open and distance learning and development. To ensure that these forms of provision take their rightful place alongside the mainstream systems of formal education, it is posited that far more research and evaluation is needed in order to demonstrate their potential and evidence quality in their outputs, outcomes and impacts.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ab19d0bdce84504a3e23b6c93af60122022-12-22T03:42:31ZengCommonwealth of LearningJournal of Learning for Development2311-15502013-12-0111Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for DevelopmentColin Robert Latchem0Independent consultant/researcherThe following article examines the issues of open, distance and technology-based informal learning and non-formal education for individual and community development. It argues that these two modes of education, which are estimated to constitute 70-90% of lifelong learning, are insufficiently represented in the literature of open and distance learning and development. To ensure that these forms of provision take their rightful place alongside the mainstream systems of formal education, it is posited that far more research and evaluation is needed in order to demonstrate their potential and evidence quality in their outputs, outcomes and impacts. https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/6 |
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| title | Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development |
| title_full | Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development |
| title_fullStr | Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development |
| title_short | Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development |
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